A rare letter written by George Washington has been put up for sale on Presidents’ Day. This letter was written from ...

The final treaty – the Peace of Paris – was signed in September 1783 at the Hotel d’York in Paris, History.com reported. The treaty still needed to be ratified within six months of its ...

The Continental Congress approved preliminary articles of peace on April 15, 1783. The treaty, signed in Paris on Sept. 3, 1783, required Congress to return the ratified document to England within ...

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In 1783 with the Treaty of Paris, Britain finally recognized the independence that America had declared seven years earlier. Joseph Brant, a Mohawk chief, was Britain's key Indian ally during the ...

AN uneasy peace existed in the settlement at the headwaters of the Connecticut River known as Indian Stream. Both the United ...

This will be the 60th inauguration ceremony for a U.S. president. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognised the independence of the United States and was a significant milestone setting the stage for the ...

This Tuesday isn’t just any other Tuesday – the day marks 241 years since the United States was formally recognized as an independent and sovereign nation, or what is known as National ...